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Home/Current Affairs/ULLAS Scheme: Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society

ULLAS Scheme: Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society

18 Mar 2024

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Recently the Ministry of Education is set to conduct the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) as part of the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram.

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT)

  • About: FLNAT is a national assessment test administered as part of the ULLAS scheme.
  • Assessment of Foundational Literacy: It seeks to assess the foundational literacy and numeracy skills of registered non literate learners aged 15 and up.
  • Components of Assessment: The assessment includes three components: reading, writing, and numeracy, and is administered in all districts of participating states/UTs.
  • Boosting Reading and Numeracy ability: The test is critical in determining the impact of teaching-learning sessions done under the ULLAS programme and boosting reading and numeracy abilities in citizens.
  • Multilingual: It is conducted in the regional language of the learners, in line with the NEP 2020‘s emphasis on multilingualism.
  • NIOS Certified: The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) awards certificates to qualified students.

About ULLAS Scheme

  • Abbreviation: ULLAS stands for Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society.
  • Aim: To promote lifelong learning and close literacy gaps among those aged 15 and older.
  • Foundational Knowledge: The programme seeks to provide citizens with foundational information and skills necessary for personal and national growth.
  • Mobile app: The ULLAS User-Friendly Mobile Application is a digital platform that provides access to a variety of learning resources through the DIKSHA portal.
  • Objective:  To teach not only Foundational Literacy and Numeracy but also other essential skills for a 21st-century citizen, such as 
    • Critical Life Skills: (financial literacy, digital literacy, commercial skills, health care and awareness, child care and education, and family welfare)
    • Vocational Skills Development: (with an eye towards obtaining local employment)
    • Basic Education: (including preparatory, middle, and secondary stage equivalency)
    • Continuing Education:  (including engaging in holistic adult education courses in the arts, sciences, technology, culture, sports, and recreation, as well as other subjects of interest or utility to local learners, like more advanced material on critical life skills).
Also Read: ADITI Scheme

News source: PIB

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